If you ever want to spend a few minutes browsing through a tech-based comic with a bit of class, check out Ctrl-alt-del. According to Wikipedia (ie Tim Buckley, the author of the comic?) it has a gamer-based story-line which, like all good entities, has evolved over time. No longer reliant on one hit gags with a couple of characters, readers are now treated to longer story lines with a cast as well.

It isn't rocket science story-telling, but the strips I read appeal to my sense of humor, even though I have no interest in gaming! Call me an old fart, but I don't understand the gamer culture of staying up all night and eating chips and talking monosyllabically to co-gamers with my eyes glued to a screen. I already have a TV and family in place for that pleasure..

Although I say that I am not interested in gaming, my ears prick up when I hear the name EA and Nintendo bandied around by stock-pickers in pin-stripe suits. Their fascination for golf games has spilled over into the huge market potential for all things video game! Anyway, judging by the curves on the charts, the brokers and Ctrl-alt-del authors have their fingers on a strong and popular pulse.



I never heard Ctrl-alt-del referred to as 3-finger salute before, but I salute this comic, and if Nintendo shares continue to do well, some smart cookies will earn enough to buy a Wii, which in my opinion is the best hi-tech doorstop on the market .